Tally Charts
Overview
Tally marks can help us to keep track of things.
Tally marks help us to count.
We can use them in a chart to organize information.
Each time you count you write another tally mark.
Each set of tally marks with a diagonal line through it is equal to 5.
Look at the graphic below!
There are 12 tally marks:
5 + 5 + 2 = 12
Let’s practice!
Let’s answer the questions about the class favorites!
- 3 students chose dogs
- 5 students chose cats
- 6 students chose birds
- dogs
- birds
We can answer the questions by using the tally marks.
Let’s practice some more!
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Practice Question 1
How many are here?
Practice Question 2
How many are here?
Practice Question 3
How many are here?
Practice Question 4
How many are here? Add the two groups of tally marks together!
Practice Question 5
How many are here? Add the two groups of tally marks together!
Counting tally marks can be super fun! Try the quiz below.